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video editing on Mac Pro

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i currently use a powerbook G4 for video editing SD quality. i'm looking to buy a mac pro for editing high quality short art digital videos (about 10min). i would like to be able to edit in full HD clips from a sony SR7-HDD. i use Final cut 6.0 so i know that with the intel processor, the fcp can work directly with avchd files. my output is on a full hd 1080p projector, large scale projection. i don't really know too much about hardware. my questions are what specifications do i need when i customize the mac pro? how many GHz processor? How many hard drives do i need? maybe just 1 since i have an external 1tb hard drive already which i can just hook up the the tower. What kind of graphics card do i need? Does the mac pro come with hdmi slots? if not, i thought of getting the black magic card. has anyone used this yet? will it answer my need for hmdi projector output? also, if i would like to burn it onto a blu ray disk, does the mac pro have this too?

sorry for all the questions...i really need some inputs. answers to any questions will be much appreciated.
 
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Your Mac's Specs
Quad 2.8GHz Mac Pro, Edge iPhone
You haven't done much research, have you?

I don't do any video editing but I will try my best.

I would stick with either the quad or 8-core 2.8GHz machine. The other two aren't much faster but theyare a lot more expensive. I would go with the one you can afford.

I don't know how much video graphics power video editing needs. The 8800 GT is 2.5x faster than the stock HD 2600 XT.

The Mac Pro does not have an HDMI port. A member here uses a Black Magic card and I haven't heard a complaint from him.

Because of HDCP, the only Blu-ray support I know of for the Mac Pro is Toast, which is for disc burning.

I don't know how much HD and RAM you'll need. You can buy that stuff yourself and install it. It's very easy to do and it costs 1/3 of what Apple charges.

Edit:
You can buy Blu-ray burners but Apple does not sell or support them yet. As for HDMI output, I use a DVI to HDMI cable so I can use my HDTV as a second monitor.
 

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